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UFC Raleigh Gets Five New Fights Added To Card

Five more fights have been added to the upcoming UFC Raleigh event in January. The show goes down from the PNC Arena on January 25. In the main event, heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes will go one-on-one. Also, in the co-main event of the night, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will make […]

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Five more fights have been added to the upcoming UFC Raleigh event in January. The show goes down from the PNC Arena on January 25.

In the main event, heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes will go one-on-one. Also, in the co-main event of the night, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will make his debut at 135 pounds when he faces top prospect Cory Sandhagen.

Now, per MMA Fighting, five new fights have been added to the card. At flyweight, Justine Kish will be taking on Lucie Pudilova. Next, a middleweight fight between Bevon Lewis and Alen Amedovski has also been added.

Light heavyweight Jamahal Hill will take on Darko Stostic, while Montel Jackson meets Felipe Colares at bantamweight. Finally, Herbert Burns will welcome UFC newcomer Nate Landwehr to the promotion at featherweight.

Check out the full updated card for UFC Raleigh below.

Junior dos Santos vs. Curtis Blaydes
Frankie Edgar vs. Cory Sandhagen
Herbert Burns vs. Nate Landwehr
Justine Kish vs. Lucie Pudilova
Bevon Lewis vs. Alen Amedovski
Jamahal Hill vs. Darko Stosic
Montel Jackson vs. Felipe Colares

What do you think of the UFC Raleigh card so far? Which fight are you most looking forward to watching?

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Frankie Edgar Set For Bantamweight Debut Against Cory Sandhagen

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar’s highly-anticipated bantamweight debut is finally set. “The Answer” is set to meet Cory Sandhagen at UFC Raleigh which takes place January 25 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, per ESPN. Edgar is coming off a unanimous decision defeat to Max Holloway in their featherweight title fight at […]

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Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar’s highly-anticipated bantamweight debut is finally set.

“The Answer” is set to meet Cory Sandhagen at UFC Raleigh which takes place January 25 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, per ESPN.

Edgar is coming off a unanimous decision defeat to Max Holloway in their featherweight title fight at UFC 240 back in July. It marked Edgar’s second defeat in his last three fights as well as his third failed attempt at winning the 145-pound strap. The New Jersey native will now look to get back on track with another run towards a title shot at bantamweight.

He won’t have an easy task, though. Sandhagen is unbeaten in the UFC in in five fights so far. His notably wins include impressive decision victories over longtime divisional veterans John Lineker and Raphael Assuncao. A win for “The Sandman” would arguably be the biggest of his career and potentially enter him into title contention.

The bantamweight bout is expected to serve as the co-main event of UFC Raleigh. A heavyweight contest between Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes is slated to serve as the headliner for the event.

What do you think of this fight? Who takes it?

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Frankie Edgar vs. Cory Sandhagen Set For Jan. 25

Frankie Edgar has a dance partner for his UFC bantamweight debut and his name is Cory Sandhagen. ESPN reports that Edgar vs. Sandhagen is a go for Jan. 25 inside the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. Edgar was last seen in action back in July. He w…

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Junior dos Santos Meets Curtis Blaydes In UFC Raleigh Headliner

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will, in fact, return to the Octagon soon. Per a report from MMA Fighting, “Cigano” will headline UFC Raleigh on January 25 against Curtis Blaydes. Both sides have verbally agreed to the fight, however, no contracts have been signed as of this writing. Dos Santos was initially expected […]

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Both sides have verbally agreed to the fight, however, no contracts have been signed as of this writing. Dos Santos was initially expected to headline this past weekend’s UFC Moscow show against Alexander Volkov. However, the Brazilian was forced out with a nasty infection.

He was replaced by Greg Hardy, who lost to the Russian via lopsided unanimous decision. As for Blaydes, he’s on a two-fight win streak, which includes a second-round TKO win over Shamil Abdurakhimov. Blaydes is 6-1 in his last seven fights, the only defeat coming against Francis Ngannou via first-round knockout in China.

The UFC Raleigh card will be going head-to-head with a Bellator event that features Cris Cyborg’s promotional debut, as she takes on Julia Budd for the Bellator women’s featherweight title.

What do you think about the matchup between dos Santos and Blaydes?

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